Directors and Operations

Directors and Operations

• Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng

  

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  Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng Interim Director

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  Professor Ochieng is Interim Director of the ISST, as well as Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chair in Positioning and Navigation Systems at Imperial College London.

• Jane Lac

  

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  Jane Lac Operations Director

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  Jane has overall responsibility for the operational and financial management of the ISST. She is responsible for financial planning, the implementation of the Institute’s strategy against its mission, the development of its education portfolio, and leads on the Security and Resilience MSc as Co-Director.

• Eva Konstantara

  

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  Eva Konstantara Institute Coordinator

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  Eva joined the ISST as the Institute Coordinator in March 2023, supporting the core team from an operational standpoint across education, research, and innovation. She has a wealth of experience, working in a specialist NHS Trust during the COVID-19 pandemic and graduating with a BSc in Forensic Science from the University of West London in 2019.

• Catriona Noble

  

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  Catriona Noble MSc Coordinator

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  Catriona is the MSc Coordinator for the MSc Security and Resilience: Science & Technology course, providing support for students whilst ensuring the smooth planning and delivery of the programme. She joined the ISST in 2022 and has worked in University administration since 2017.  

• Max Swinscow-Hall

  

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  Max Swinscow-Hall Research and Innovation Manager

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  Max is the ISST's Research and Innovation Manager, working alongside ISST's research community to build new projects and collaborations, seek funding and other development opportunities primarily across research and innovation.

• Furrah Hussain

  

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  Furrah Hussain RITICS Programme Manager

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  Furrah manages the Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-connected Cyber-Physical Systems (RITICS), having previously worked in healthcare, events and customer service. She has a BSc in Forensic Science and an MSc in Security and Resilience: Science and Technology. As part of her MSc she participated in the Hacking for Defence module, the results of which were utilised by the British Army.

• Anna Friman

  

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  Anna Friman Project Officer, Security and Societal Resilience Policy

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  Anna is a Project Officer and Researcher on Societal Resilience and Security. She has led the development of the Centre of Excellence for Active Resilience and Security (CARS) and works on research projects focused on enhancing British and European security and resilience capabilities. Anna holds a MSc in War Studies/Total Defense.

• Anissa Alifandi

  

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  Anissa Alifandi Communications Manager (Digital Media and Marketing)

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  Anissa joined the ISST in August 2024 as Communications Manager, leading on the Institute's digital media output and MSc marketing activity. Previously, she has worked at the British Science Association and alongside the pharma industry through conference production and account management at a medical communications agency.

• Tatiana Dia

  

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  Tatiana Dia Business Intelligence and Engagement Officer for the Security, Privacy, Identity, and Trust Engagement Network Plus (SPRITE+)

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  Tatiana plays a key role in various initiatives aimed at enhancing the understanding of crucial TIPS (Trust, Identity, Privacy, and Security) themes within the industry and fostering collaboration between academic institutions and non-academic partners. Tatiana previously worked as an academic in management and innovation at several UK universities, as well as a management consultant.